Impact: 40 Big Ideas

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Part of the Impact series.
Editor(s)
Amy S Hewitt, Jerry W Smith, Tia Nelis
Managing Editor(s)
Janet K Stewart
Designer(s)
Sarah L Curtner
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Description

What big ideas have most shaped the lives of people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities? To mark its 40th anniversary, the Institute on Community Integration polled self-advocates, direct support professionals, leaders of provider organizations, researchers, and others, asking them to rank major events and concepts in disability history over the last half-century. The top 40 ideas formed this issue of Impact.

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Date
Fall 2025 
Type
Newsletter 
Edition
Volume 38, Number 2
Publisher
Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)

Topics

  • Community life
    • Assistive/adaptive technology
    • Civil rights
    • Community supports and services
    • Consumer/self-directed services
    • Parenting and family relationships
    • Person-centered planning and practices
    • Positive behavior support
    • Recreation and leisure
    • Self-advocacy and self-determination
    • Social inclusion
  • Direct support workforce
    • Workforce development strategies
  • Education practices (K12 and transition)
    • Inclusive education
    • Transition planning
  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • Universal Design
  • Employment and postsecondary education
    • Assistive/adaptive technology
    • Employment and workforce development
  • Housing and residential services
    • Housing access
    • Institutions and deinstitutionalization
  • International initiatives
    • Disability advocacy